THINK NOTHING OF IT
Seeing as how July 26 is ALL OR NOTHING DAY, I realized ALL OR NOTHING is as good a subject as any to post about today. A good thing too, as the only thing that had come to mind was nothing, otherwise this post might be about something, which at this point is something I want nothing to do with, as a post about something would be worth nothing unless nothing is the something I want to post something about nothing about.
Speaking of ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL, I subsequently came upon a dissertation by one Farouk Radwan, MSc, about all-or-nothing thinking, which may explain one way why The King of Self-Trumpeting Liars, Donald Trump, is the way he is. Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, this may be more than you want to know (and certainly more than Trump knows, or would admit if he DID know), but I can stand it if you can:
“Narcissism is one of the causes of the all or nothing way of thinking. Being a narcissist either devalues people and considers them worthless, or thinks highly of them” [like how The Donald devalues Robert Mueller but thinks highly of his no-bargain Attorney General, William Barr?].
Anyway — after much ado about nothing — I close with the Trump badministration’s theme song*:
*composed in the year 1934 B.T. (Before Trump) by Cole Porter, including these oh-so-apt-today lyrics:
The world has gone mad today
And good’s bad today
And black’s white today
And day’s night today
So ANYTHING GOES, but TRUMP STAYS? That can’t be good, or my name is Cole Porter.
calmkate 5:01 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
nailed it … reminds me of the Abbot and Costello argument about Who’s on third base …
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mistermuse 10:04 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
Thanks, Kate. For the benefit of those Who Do not know What You are referring to:
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Ashley 7:44 am on August 21, 2019 Permalink
Brilliant! The Who , What and Why of Life! My day is complete!
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Rivergirl 7:48 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
And now England has their own Donald. What the hell is happening ?
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mistermuse 10:09 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
“THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD TODAY” indeed (MAD because a lot of people are mad, but not for the right reason).
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Ashley 7:48 am on August 21, 2019 Permalink |
I hope you’re not refering to B.J. He’s nothing like D.T.
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mistermuse 12:50 pm on August 21, 2019 Permalink
I assume you’re responding to Rivergirl’s comment. I don’t know enough about Boris Johnson to compare him to Donald Trump.
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scifihammy 9:14 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
hahaha You are very amusing! 😀
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mistermuse 10:14 am on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
That reminds me of this lyric (from the Noel Coward song IF LOVE WERE ALL):
But I believe that since my life began
The most I’ve had is just
A talent to amuse.
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scifihammy 2:20 pm on July 26, 2019 Permalink
Well that’s enough! 😀
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arekhill1 12:46 pm on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
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mistermuse 2:19 pm on July 26, 2019 Permalink |
Muchas gracias, Ricardo — you have just made my day!
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America On Coffee 6:09 am on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
Songs were so humble in lyrics and expressions. Sinatra looks good. He will always be a classic. I wonder why I would often confuse the Sinatras as Fondas and the Fondas as Sinatras? Hmmm..
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mistermuse 11:59 am on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
I assume you’re referring to Frank Sinatra and Henry Fonda and their daughters Nancy and Jane. Regarding the first two. I’m ‘admirer’ of Sinatra as a singer, but fonder of Fonda as an actor. As to their daughters, I fancy Frank’s Nancy, but Jane was a pain to Henry (though they reconciled late in Henry’s life).
Speaking of Nancy….
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Elizabeth 4:42 pm on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
The post where the man parodies Trump ala H.M.S, Pinafore was the best comeback to Trump madness I have ever seen.
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mistermuse 5:40 pm on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
Absolutely agree, Elizabeth. As I replied to arekhill1 (Ricardo), who posted the comment containing that clip, it made my day. One of my readers (mirover) commented in a previous post that she is a big fan of “the man who parodies Trump” (Randy Rainbow), so I hope she ‘tunes in’ and sees the clip.
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Elizabeth 6:13 pm on July 28, 2019 Permalink
I had never heard of him, but he is really talented and hilarious.
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mistermuse 8:23 pm on July 28, 2019 Permalink
I’ve watched that clip 4 or 5 times now, and it cracks me up every time.
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mlrover 10:52 am on July 30, 2019 Permalink
You bet I did!
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literaryeyes 12:28 am on July 30, 2019 Permalink |
I hadn’t heard of him either. His videos are spot on!
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mistermuse 12:50 am on July 30, 2019 Permalink
Same here, Mary, until a reader clued me in a few posts ago. By the way (surprise, surprise), RANDY RAINBOW is his real name. If interested, check this out:
https://www.randyrainbow.com/
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moorezart 8:44 pm on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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mistermuse 10:14 pm on July 27, 2019 Permalink |
mistermuse: “Thank you.”
moorezart: “THINK NOTHING OF IT”
mistermuse: “Hey, that’s my line!”
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mlrover 10:56 am on July 30, 2019 Permalink |
This is one of Randy’s that I hadn’t seen yet. I first heard of him from a NPR interview. Randy does his own tech work, (yikes) and is nominated for an Emmy! He also tours but not close to where I live or I’d stand in line, as I did for the late Leon Redbone.
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mlrover 11:19 am on July 30, 2019 Permalink |
Gilbert had such a way with lyrics and Randy makes one of the most difficult to sing into a clever version of his own. He has a wonderfully snarky way with words, like Cole Porter. One of my favor versions of What a Swell Party:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=kevin+kline+well+did+you+evah&view=detail&mid=275211AB5D878698FB5F275211AB5D878698FB5F&FORM=VIRE
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mistermuse 2:50 pm on July 30, 2019 Permalink |
Great clip! As a lover of language and witty words, it doesn’t get any better than Wm. S. Gilbert and Cole Porter (and let’s not forget Lorenz Hart).
As for ANYTHING GOES (the play), my book of THE COMPLETE LYRICS OF COLE PORTER includes no less than six songs that became standards or semi-standards: I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, THERE’LL ALWAYS BE A LADY FAIR, YOU’RE THE TOP, BLOW GABRIEL BLOW, and, of course, ANYTHING GOES (the song).
In the book’s introduction, it says “Porter wrote over eight hundred songs. More than half of his songs, however, have never been published.” It makes one wonder how many hidden gems repose among them.
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barkinginthedark 5:37 pm on August 20, 2019 Permalink |
i think a “song” must have the word “bitch” in it today. it’s a rule. continue…
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